Even though it is well documented that privatization leads to an improvement in the performance of state … because it does not consider the performance of control firms of similar pre-privatization situations, i.e. the performance of … following privatization. Matching sample firms (privatized) to control firms (SOEs), I document that privatized firms do not …

Over the last two decades privatization programs in different countries radically reduced the role of the State as a …'s principal-agent structure following privatization, and incentives to invest in R&D and to patent. We compare the pre and post … privatization R&D effort and patenting behavior of 35 companies that were fully or partially privatized in 9 European countries …

Over the last two decades privatization programs in different countries radically reduced the role of the State as a …'s principal-agent structure following privatization, and incentives to invest in R&D and to patent. We compare the pre and post … privatization R&D effort and patenting behavior of 35 companies that were fully or partially privatized in 9 European countries …

efforts are affecting the dynamic relationship between environmental efficiency and economic productivity, turning it from an …

above average size, initial profitability and initial labor productivity. After controlling for this selection bias, we find … that foreign investment has a positive, but statistically insignificant, impact on TFP (Total Factor Productivity) growth …

Even though it is well documented that privatization leads to an improvement in the performance of state … because it does not consider the performance of control firms of similar pre-privatization situations, i.e. the performance of … following privatization. Matching sample firms (privatized) to control firms (SOEs), I document that privatized firms do not …

efficiency gains result from better incentives and productivity, rather than from wholesale firing of employees and profitability …

Several studies have highlighted information and communications technology (ICT) as a driver of firm productivity in … ultimately affect innovation and productivity in Uruguayan service firms compared to manufacturing firms. The results show that … productivity in services, but only ICT affects productivity in manufacturing. The absence of investment in ICT is associated with …